Curtain-shade-cutting machine.



PATENTED JULY 4, 1905.

P. A UZEL. CURTAIN SHADE CUTTING MAOHINE.

APPLIGATION TILED JULY 29, 1904.

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' P. A. UZEL.

UURTAIN SHADE GUTTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 29, 1904.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent lilo. YWLOGU, dated July3t, 1905.

Application filed Tulv 29, 1904. Serial No. 218,731.

To (0M whom it 111,114 con/(scrublie it known that i, PAUL A. Unit, acitizen ol theUnited States, residing at Nashville. in the county ofDavidson an State of lennessee, have invented a new and uselulCurtainiiihadediuttine; l rlachine, of which the ioliowing 'sspecification.

'l he 1)!"05. mt ii'lvention is particularly intended For cutting shadesto proper size from the material in bulk, though probably usei'ul Forvarious analog-ens pin-poses. A

'lhe object is to provide novel mechanism ol' this character by means olwhich curtains can be properly cut with ease and expedition, saidmechanism being adjustable, so that curtains of various sizes may bemade therewith.

The preferred embodiu'ienl'. ol' the invention is shown in theaccompanying' drawings, w l ierei n'-- l ig'nre i is a perspective viewol the machine. ll ig. 2 is a sectional view therethrough. Fig 3 is alsoa sectional view taken at right angles to Fig". 2. i i; is a detailsectional view through the carriage with the creasing"- spool and cutterthereof, and Fig. 5 is a plan view ol one of the side-trimming knives.

tf-limilar rel'erencenumerals indicate COI'lOr spending jiarts in allthe lig'ures ol' the draw ings.

in the eminidinileut illustrated a. trame is einployed comprising endsnpporting-plates G, that are spaced apart and are connected by a table7, said tahie having-ilepending ears 8 at its ends, through whichfastening devices J pass, that also pass through the end supports (3.illhe opposite side margins ol the table are downwardly ollset, as shownat it), thereby forming seats in which are placed bed-strips t1, ol woodor other suitable material, one ol these strips beii'ig spaced slightlyfrom the adjacimt shoulder or inner wall ol' the seat, Forming in thetable a longi tud inally-disposed guideway 12, the shoulder or wall,which is designated 13, constituting, in eil'ect, ledgerblade.

The end supports 6 are cut away, as shown at 14, and bridging thecut-away portions are brackets 15, secured to the end supports andhaving upstanding projections 16. Secured to the projections andextending between them are upper and lower spaced tracks or guide rods17, constitutii'ig supports for a traveling carriage. 'ihe carriageconsists 0] a depei'lding' yoke its, located bei'ieath the tracks orguides and having an upstzuiding'starnlard 19, provided with eyeu 2.0,that receive the tracks ore'uides and are slidable thereon.rlUllI'llZtlQll between the spaced legs of the yoke i8 is a rotatable(JltilSilhLf device in the Form 0] a spool 2i havint, annular llauges2L- at its ends that taper toward their annular lree edges and are arraned to travel in iooves 2/3, formed in the upper side of the table 7. Asshown particularly in Fig. at, the spool .21 is carried by a. shall; t,and said shait projects beyond the same, having annular grooves 25, thatare located in aliumnent with the legsol the yoke. .lteiainirig-studsE243, slidably mounted in said yoke, engage in the groovesQS, and thushold the shalt against displacement, the studs be ing yieldingly held inposition by springs 2i, that thus permit an upward yielding movement 0]thespool while holding it to its work. ii cut-oll knife in the term oi arotary disk 2b is also mounted on the carriage and is located atone endoi the spool, said knil'e co acting with the shoulder or wall I? andtraveling in the guideway l2. The knife 2b is jourualed upon the lowerend ol a stem .29,

having an oll'set upper portion that is slidably passed through a boxing3i), located at one end of the carriage. 1i. holding-screw Ell, threadedthrough the boxing, engages the stem, and thus secures the cutter at anyheight desired. 'lhe carriage is reciprocateil by means ol a lnindle-bar32., having a grip 3? at one end and a stirrup 34: at the other, saidstirrup embracing the standard 19 and being pivoted thereto.

For the purpose ol cutting uiaterial the desired width knives 35 are('nnployed, said knives being located in split cranks 36, ad jusliablysecured on a rock-shaft 37, that is journaled in the end supports (3.The split cranks 36, as shown in l lo. 5, emhrami the knives 35, thesame being held therein by friction caused by pinching the bilurcationtogether through the medium ol' a screw 38. The cranks 36 are bothrotatably and longitudinally adjustable on the shaft 37 and are heldagainst both movements by means of setscrews 31), threaded through thehubs ol the cranks and bearing against the shaft. One end of this shall.37 is provided with a s 'iringhandle erank -10, having an inset portionall, that is arranged to engage in sockets lZ, formed in the adjacentend support (3.

Sets ol' upper and lower guiderollers 43 are located on opposite sidesof the table 7 and are journaled in the end supports 6. The upperrollers are permitted to have a slight Vertical movement because oftheir gudg'eons t4, passing through slots 45, made in the supports 6,said gudgeons, however, beingborne down upon bysprings 46. The lowerrollers have connected thereto handle-cranks a7. One roller of one ofthe sets has comu-cted thereto suitable measuring means shown in theparticular embodiment illustrated as intermeshing gearovheels t8, one ofwhich is provided with a series of numbers designating feet. Carried bythe frame and located at one side of the same is asupportirig-basket forthe material to be cut, said basket comprising end brackets L9, securedto the end supports 6 and having journaled therein a semicircular seriesol supportingaollers 50, constituting means for supporting a roll ofmaterial. Projecting from the opposite side of the frame is a pair ofbrackets 51, conneet ed by a cross-bar 52, that is preferably angular incross-section, said bar having slidably mounted thereon a pair ofdepending ears 53, that are thus movable toward and from each other andare adapted to be held against such movement by setscrews threadedthrough them and engaging the bar.

In using this apparatus a roll of the mate rial to be cut is placed inthe basket, as illus trated in Fig. The carriage, with itscreasing-spool and cut-oii knife, is moved to one side beyond the tableand into one of the cut out portions of the end support. Thesidetrimming knives are adjustably mounted on the rock-shaft at theproper distance apart and at the desired position with respect to theroll of material. \Vhile two of the knives are shown, it will beapparent that more may be placed upon the rock-shaft ii. several widthsare to be cut. The rock-shaft is then turned in the proper direction, sothat the knives will be elevated from their coaction with the adjacentedge ol the table, and the material is then passed through the lirst setol rollers over the table and engaged in the other set. Tl e rock-shaftis then turned to throw the knives downwardly, so that they will piercethe sheet of material and be located in eoaction with the table. Therearmost set of guide-rolls is turneil by means of the handle-crank at?until the cut material is passed through the same, whereupon the smalluncut end can be torn oil and the cut end tacked to the curtainroller.This roller is then journaled in the cars 53, which are properlyadjusted upon the sup )orting-bar 52, and the material is then drawn onthrough, the curtain being cut to the proper width and be: inn rolledupon the cmtainaoller, as will be apparent. lVhen the length desired hasbeen secured, the same will be shown upon the measuring means, andthereupon the carriage is drawn across the table. As a resultol thisINOVMUUDl) the rotary cut-oli knilc wi l sever the sheet, and at thesame time creases will be Formed in the terminal of the curtain by meansof the flanges 12 o! the spool 21, all oi which will be apparent byreference to Flf. 2. The curtain-blank has thus been cut From the rollol material to the proper width and length and needs only to be stitchedand have the stick inserted to complete the curtain. A repetition of theabove operation will cut another curtain in the same n'ianuer, and thusit will be apparent that these articles can be expeditiously and cheaplymade.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, andmany advan tages oi the herein-described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art without further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing 'Fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the ad vantages of the invention.

Iiaving thus described my invention, what 1 claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. in a trimining-machine oi the class de scribed, the combination witha support, of spaced sets ol enactingrollers journaled therein,side-trimmine knives located and operating between said sets ol rollers,and a transversely-movr-ble cut-oli knife also located and operatingbetween said sets of rolls.

2. In a trimmirig-machine of the class described, the combination with atable, of sets of coacting guide-rollers located on opposite sides ofthe table, a side-trimming knile located between the sets of rollers andcoacting with the table, and a cut-oil knife coacting with the table andlocated between said sets of rollers.

3. in a trimming-machine of the class described, the combination with asingle stationary table, of side-trimming; knives, a cut-oll' knife anda creasing device all coacting with the table.

4.. a trimmirig-machine ol? the class described, the combination with asupporting= frame, of a table located therein, spaced sets ofguide-rollers iournaled on the frame and located at opposite sides ofthe table, sidetrimming knives coacting with the table, atransverseiy-movable cut-otl knil e enacting with the table, and acreasing device also coacting with the table.

in a trimminn-machine oi the class de scribed, the combination with aframe comprising: end 'iieces, oi a table connected to and supportedbythe end pieces, spaced sets of rollers iournaled in the end pieces andlocated at opposite sides ol the abl cuttiinpknives coaetii itr with thetable, a support for said eutting-knives mounted in the end pieces, atransi e'rsely-mo\"able carriage, a. creasingroller journalled in thecarriage and eoacting \i'ithlthe table, and a rotary eut-oli' knil'enuunited on the carriage and coacting with the tibia,

h. lna trimming-anaehine otthe class described, the combination with atable, of a can riage, age ide tin-the carriagesum'iorted above the tabis a ereasingdevice mounted on thecarthutterml iustaljily mounted onthecarriage, aiidineans i'or hold ins; the en tter against itsinijustahle moven'ient and in dill'erei'itrelations with r aspect to thecreasing device.

in a trinnnii'ig'anacliine of the class de Ht ribed, thecoinbinationwith a tab] oi a carri pin an upright steincarried by and adjustable upand down upon the carriage, means tor setuu'ine; the'stem against suchi'novement and in diliijarent positions nd an upright rotarp cutterjournaled on the stent ii, in a trimmii'ie'niaehine oi. the class described, the combination with a table, of a -arriitire nuirable over thetabl i and having an upright boxing, at one side, a substantiz'illyvertical stein slidahly mounted in theboxing, a lmidingr-screw engagingthe sten'i to clamp the same against nujiveinent and in diti'erent vn'tic: i positions-i, and a cutter carried by the stennsaid en tter beipg :uljiIstable with the stem and enacting with the table.

ii. in a trimmiiig-machine oi the class described, the combination witha table over which the materiai is moved, 0] su n orts located at theopposite edges of the tabie and hitting outstaiuling portions extendingoutwardly beyond said edges, atrack counectiinz the onisti'tudingportions and extending over the Wide, a iarriaee movably mounted on thetrack and niiorable into the outstanding por tions oi the suppm'ts andthereby out oi' the path oi movement oi. the material over the tab] i,and means l'or i'iperatinn' on tlmmaterial iocated on said table, saidmeans being :ar ried by, the carriage and coaetiin: with the tabie.

iii. in a triminine-m:u:hine ot the class described, the combinatiol'iwith a l'rame comprising; end pieces, of a table connecting the saiueandlocated therelietweemsaid end pieces having eut-away portions,supporting and on tstanding brackets secured to the end pieces andln'idging the cutaway portions, spaced triuicks connecting and suppm'tedby the b ackets, a carriage slidably monn ted on the tracks andincluding" adepeni'ling yoke, said carriage being movable into thecut-away portions ot the end pieces, into the outstal'uling brackets andbeyond the path ol movementol the pea-- terial on the table, acreasing-spool journaled in the yoke and coaeting with the table, and arotary cutter mounted on the carriage and eoactiite with the table.

ll. in a trimining-machine ol the class described, the combination witha table, ot a roeleslnlylt, a cutter adjustably mounted on therock-shaft and coactine' with the table, and means for holding therock-slutl't in a plurality of positions.

'19. i n a trinuning-anmahine ol' the class de scribed, the combinationwith a Frame eomprising end supports and a table lo :ated therebetween,oi a rock-shalt iournaled in the supports contiguous to one ei'lge ol'the table, means for seine-inn the rock-slntlt in a predeterminedposition, and knives adiustahly mounted on the rock-shaltaud beingmovable by said rock-shalt into and out of coaction with one margin ofthe table.

iii. in a trimming-1nachine ol' the class described, the combinationwith a Frame com prising; supporting end pieces, oi a table connectingand hiicated between the end pieces, sets of rollers journaled in theend pieces on opposite sides of the table, a rock-shatt journaled in theend piecs and ind/ending longitudinally ol the tabl) above one marginthereof, l'iolding; meai'is carried by one end of the shaft and:uljustably engaging; the adjacent end piece and knives adjustablysecured to the rock-shaft and coacting' with one edge of the table let.in a trinnningenachine ol the class described, the coinbiruition with asupport including end pieces and a table cormecting' the same, ofcutting mechanism mounted on the support and coactingg; with the table,and a basket located at one side of the support and comprising spacedcurved end brackets hav ingoilfset ends secured to the end pieces androllers journaled at their ends in said brackets and located between thesame, said rollers COllHtil/Utilig' snp iorting means for the roll olmaterial to be cut.

'15. in a trimining-machine ol the class de serii'ied, the ci'mibinationwith a support, ol cutting l'ilflfilHLHlSm mounted thereon, a rollholderlocated at one side of the support, and curtai n-rollei"s|;1pportingnumns located at the other side oi the support saidei'n'tai1'1rollersupporting niemis including roller-engaging ears havingsockets tor rwzeiring the rollergudg'eons, said ears being :nliustabletoward and from each other.

iii. in a tl'iIIuniItQ-n'nmhihO of the class described, the combiinttionwith a frame comprising end pieces and a table connecting the same andlocated therebctween, of spaced sets oi guide-rollers jmu'naled in theend pieces and disposed on opposite sides oi the table, cuttingmechanism located between the rollers and eoacting' with the table, aroll-lmlding basket mounted at one side of the lrame and including acurved series 01' supportine'a'ollers, brackets projecting from theopposite side of the frame, a cross-bar connecting the brackets, androller-engaging ears :uljustably mounted on the bar.

17. .In a trimming-machine ol the class described, the combination witha table, of a carriage movable with respect thereto, a creasing device,vicldingly mounted on the carriage and coacting with the tilbll), and acutter carried by the carriage and mounted thereon independently of thecreasing device.

18. In a trimming-machine of the class described, the combination with atable, of a carriage arranged to travel thereover, a creasing deviceyieldingly mounted on the carriage and movable therewith, said devicecoacting with the table, and a cutter adjustably supported on thecarriage independently of the creasing device and also coacting' withthe table.

19. In a trimming-machine ol the class described, the combination with asupporting-- frame, or" cutting mechanism mounted thereon and includinga rock-shaft ournalcd in the frame, a cutter carried by the rock-shaftand movable therewith, a crank-arm mounted on the rock-shatt and havingan adjustable engagement with the frame For holding said rock-shaft indillerent positions, and means For directing the material to he cutthrough said Frame.

20. [n a trimming-machinc ol' the class described, the combination witha supportingt'rame, ol' cutting i'nechanism mounted there on, andcurtain-roller-supporter means located at one side of thesupporting-frame, said means comprising brackets, a bar connecting' thebrackets, and ofl'set ears adjust abl mounted on the bar and havingsockets to receive the usual gudgeons 01 a curtainroller.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto atiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

PAUL A. UZEL.

Wi tn esses:

H. U. WEBER, them A. LUCK.

